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20 Ways to Celebrate Easter with Teens

By: Dana Michele

Easter ideas for Teens

Kids are growing up but I still like to find ways to make Easter fun for teenagers. A mix of continuing traditions that we’ve always done and a few new things that will keep their interest (and not to go hide in their room playing video games).  Our favorite Easter fun activity last year was playing […]

Over 75 Easter Egg Ideas for Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

Easter Egg ideas for Teen boys

(updated for 2023) As kids reach their tween and teen years, we still want to make holidays fun but things that interest them change. For Easter, they may not be as interested in the jelly beans, stickers, and temporary tattoos. Originally this post was written as Easter Egg fillers for teen boys but there shouldn’t be separate […]

9 Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Special for Your Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

Our Valentine’s Day with Tweens and Teens was originally written in 2018 and continues to be ones of our most popular posts. We have most recently updated in 01/2023. We hope you find some festive inspiration  Valentine’s Day is more than just a holiday to celebrate with your significant other and your kids may have […]

14 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Teens

By: Dana Michele

Valentine's Day ideas for teen boys

Valentine’s Day is a perfect reminder to do something for our friends and family to show that we love them. I love to do something special for the holidays for my son. I always do something for Valentine’s Day – I prefer to keep it simple and not go overboard. I usually get a bunch of […]

Valentine’s Day Decor Home Tour

By: Dana Michele

Valentine’s Day The next holiday that I decorate for following Christmas. One that I don’t go all out for but when I’m missing the Christmas decorations it’s fun to add a few touches. Reds, Pinks, Whites. Gold. Soft Textures. Usually, I keep a few red Christmas decorations out too – no Santas or anything like […]

What to do with Photo Christmas Cards When the Holidays are Over

By: Dana Michele

What to do with Christmas cards

I love receiving Christmas cards every holiday season, especially photo cards. We display them across our mantel clipped onto a banner. Once the holidays are over, it’s time to take down holiday cards. Most of the ones I receive are photo cards and I just can’t toss all those photos. I love looking back over […]

Christmas Holiday Home Tour

By: Dana Michele

Christmas home tour ornaments

Its that time of year again and one of my favorite for decorating the house. For Christmas, I go a little more out with the decorating throughout the house. Other holidays are limited to the mantel and table centerpiece but not Christmas – the tree (of course), outdoors, and little accents through the entire house. […]

Happy Halloween

By: Dana Michele

Bat Carved Pumpkin

Happy Halloween from our family to yours. Hope you’re having a fabulous evening. Stay safe.

Halloween Home Tour

By: Dana Michele

Halloween wood signs

Its the time of the year again! Decorating for Halloween is one of my favorites along with Christmas and Easter. This year I decided to simplify decorating a hallway table for Halloween and the rest of the house for fall (which can stay decorating for an extra month). Outside, of course, was all Halloween. This is […]

Three Easy Fourth of July Centerpieces

By: Dana Michele

4th of july centerpiece pinwheels

I love to decorate for the holidays, all holidays. Sometimes I go big, sometimes just a few touches. The 4th of July isn’t one of the major holidays where I go all out with decorations but I like to add a few festive touches throughout the house. Update the centerpieces, mantel, and front patio. I […]

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